Goats! The Lord has the best sense of humor I can find, as He recently directed me to one of His creatures—the goat. My Creation Bible  To be perfectly honest, I know very little about farming, and the only experience I have had with a goat is a very sad one. 

When I was very young, our father bought a goat and kept it in a huge garage he had at our family business.  My sisters and I petted it and walked it around, and since we had no other pets, it soon became one to us. We never asked questions about why Dad bought a goat, until one night at dinner, Mom served something we had never seen before. Dad said to try it, as it was very good for you. Have you ever tasted “goat brains”?  We all had a very tearful night!

Goats are intelligent, and have a real disdain of any human dominion. It reminds me of our own reluctance to listen to God’s Word. Who's In Charge?  He created us, and we need to listen. Goats, when in the wild, become easily scared Freedom From Financial Fear  and will climb the highest hill or mountain around for refuge. We run away to hide in our addictions How To Talk To Your Kids About Drugs  or just in relationships that do not honor His Word. Affair-Proofing Your Marriage We accept opinions over truth. Fast Facts on False Teachings  Skeptics Answered  We feel comfortable there—but most often, it will lead to danger.

There is a type of domestic goat that is called a Nubian. These goats have some of the loudest outbursts or yells you’ve ever heard. This cry is so horrific and dramatic that our word tragedy is derived from the Greek—tragoidia—the “cry of the goat.” How often we see tragedies around us today How To Deal With Discouragement when someone does not bathe themselves in prayer Where Was God?  during difficult times—or read His Word. NASB Classic Reference Bible Updated

I continue to be intrigued by the goat. For example, why was the goat (in particular) used for the sin offering—stay tuned…..